Highways 10 Celebration Planned in Brownwood
Brownwood and Comanche County members plan a July 28 Highway 10 celebration from Fort Worth to Del Rio. Ten thousand are expected in Brownwood parks with a parade at 10 am, speeches by Lightfoot and others, a barbecue, a negro musical show, and an old time square dance. Bridge and river work is nearing completion as preparations proceed.
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Fort Worth
del Rio
Browimi
Comanche
Igenway
Frownwood
Granche County
Brownwood
H. Burks
Lightfoot
Jewel P. Lightfoot
Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
Ed McRae
Highway Bureau
H. E. Wright
Chamber
Dallas
W. R. Ely
State Highway Commission
Burks
Comanche County
New Bayou Bridge
Memorial Hall
Brownwood Business and Professional Women’s Club
W. D. Armstrong
B. A. Fowler
P. A. Glanville
W. H
W. H. Carpenter
Carpenter
Comanche Line
Chamber of Commerce
Brown
Wnwood Camoe
Lufkin Lions Club elects R F Hooker president
R F Hooker former Cotton Belt Agent at Comanche and now in Lufkin was elected president of the Lufkin Lions Club last week, succeeding his prior post with the Comanche club before resigning about a year ago to move to Lufkin.
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R. F. Hooker
Comanche
Lufkin
Lufkin Lions Club
Lufkin News
Hooker
Comanche Club
Revival closes at Sidney with six boys joining church
Comanche Circuit notes a revival ending last Sunday in Sidney with strong attendance. Six boys joined the Meth odist Church on profession of faith, and Brother and Sister Dean renewed vows as longtime residents. Rev J M Perry led the preaching. next meeting at Proctor with Rev R O Sory.
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Sidney
Methodist Church
J. M. Perry
Malachi
Nh. M. Daily
Produce Buy Offer From Home Produce Co
Bob Seale announces Home Produce Co will pay top prices for your produce including cream chickens and eggs. Commercial buyers are urged to bring goods to market or contact the company for details.
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Bob Seale
Home Produce CO
Peddler Tax Law Challenged as Unconstitutional
FP O Jaye opines the peddler occupation tax violates equal and uniform taxation and bans the monopoly created by exemptions. He argues the act favors manufacturers and sellers to designated buyers, discriminates against others, and undermines free trade. He cites Texas cases and constitutional provisions against monopolies.
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State
Pullman Car Co
Tex
Rainey
Texas. Cr
Brenham Vs
Water
Jones
Carter
S. W
O. Jaye
Butter Wrapping Paper Advertisement in Comanche Chief
An ad urges buyers to use Better Butter Wrap Paper from the Comanche Chief. It promotes a vegetable parchment wrap that resists sticking to butter and notes no extra cost over ordinary paper. It also suggests asking about butter cartons.
Crossword Romance At the Greenhouse
Carry and Braden team up in a flirtatious chase over the $5,000 crossword prize. A bored nurse of letters, Carry falls for Braden as they solve a puzzling clue in a sunlit greenhouse, sharing the winnings and a budding romance.
Century Leap Year Rule Clarifies True Leap Years
The rule states that years divisible by four are leap years except century years unless divisible by four hundred. Thus year 1000 is not a leap year, while year 2000 is.
High Cost of Weeds Strains U.S. Farms
An estimate places the annual toll from weeds on American farms at 2 billion dollars, highlighting widespread agricultural losses and the need for effective weed management strategies.
Mayor Eanes seeks slot in Comanche highway speech program
In a humorous confidential letter to a Comanche fixer, Comanche Mayor James R. Eanes asks to speak at the Highway 10 paving celebration, proposing a talk on “Forty Year of Freedom” while rivals Burks and Armstrong contend for slots. Officials announce arrangements, with Henry Hughes named chaplain and Chester Harrison urged toward peace rhetoric.
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J. M. White
Comanche
Jim
Eanes
James R. Eanes
Jimanes
Brown
Hilton Burks
W. DD. Armstrong
Henry Hughes
Henry
Walter Armstrong
Bulova
Roy Morris
Jimmie Mitcham
Brownwood Bulletin
Card of Thanks for Sympathy at Death of Preacher
The Wil family thanks friends for kindness and expressions of sympathy after the preacher's death. They acknowledge Legion members for aid and ban Beattie singers for assistance. Floral tributes and comforting words are deeply appreciated by Mr and Mrs N Wil and family.
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Legion
Beattie
N. Wiland
Comanene Chief Promotes Tea Ping Paper and Parchment
The Comanene Chief touts Better Butter Tee ping Paper and Genuine Vegetable Parchment as cost saving products. He urges inquiries for Patter and Certons.
Grocer E H Jones Moves Store Location
Notice announces E H Jones moving his grocery store one door west of the former location and invites customers to shop at the new site for groceries.
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E. H. Jones
Marriages and Deaths in Comanche County News
Court House News notes marriages in Comanche County with ceremonies by local ministers on July dates. It lists marriage licenses for R. B. Thompson with Marie Richardson and William Penn Graham with Mrs Holmes, all in Comanche area. Deaths include Annie Mauney, Henry A. Watson, Ida Stokes with interments in Gorman, Comyn and Oakland cemeteries respectively. births announce multiple new arrivals in DeLeon and nearby communities. Deeds recorded show Bertha Beal to Pearl Bread for land and Joseph Welch to Faris K. Togan for four acres in DeLeon.
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R. B. Thompson
Marie Richardson
Hasse
William Penn Graham
C. EF. Holmes
Comanche
Andrew Kent Brannon
Ar Brannon
Brownwood
Annie Victoria Mauney
Comanche County
Gorman
Mississippi
Henry A. Watson
DeLeon Reute
Comyn
Ida E
Mly Stokes
Sipe Springs
Oakland Cemetery
Georgia
Harvey David Anderson
DeLeon
Frank Daniel
Floyd William
W. S. Winkles
W. S. Jr
Charles FE. Miller
Lov
James Floyd Coan
Ellen Wander
Wiley Homer
Avers
Marmeen Lee Warren
Eidon Roy
Feliz L. Terrill
Henry van
Roy M. Tate
Proetor
Done Pearl
M. V. Wilson
Proctor
daugh+ter
Vaneta Jo
Thomas Rufus Willingham
Bertha T. Beal
Pearl Bread
M. So
Peerless Produce Co. Ads Offer Low Meat Prices
Advertisement from Peerless Produce Co. promotes cheap meat with Choice steaks 15 cents per pound and forequarter steaks and roast at 12 cents per pound. Also offers ice and names Bob Cox as manager.
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Peerless Produce CO
Bob Cox
Mgr
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South Side Square
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Comanche Circuit
John J. Raskob
National Democratic Committee
Europe
Dorothy Douglas
Arry
Ted Conrad
Carry
Ted
Carly
Braden
Ons
Patter
Certons
Court House News
Orville Boyd
Emma Doyle Gilder
Dublin
J. D. Smoot
Rraymond Lindley
Estelle Robbin
Desdemona
Route 1
William Lindley
John D. Harvey
Pauline Malon
Ballinger
W. T. Hamer
First Baptist Church of
Winters
SAESH
Laredo
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